UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE UNIVERSITEIT VAN DIE VRYSTAAT YUNIVESITHI YA FREISTATA P O Box 339, Internal Box 65, Bloemfontein, 9300, Republic of South Africa Tel: +27 (0) Fax+ +27 (0) UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE UNIVERSITEIT VAN DIE VRYSTAAT YUNIVESITHI YA FREISTATA Dr. Eduan Kotzé

UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE UNIVERSITEIT VAN DIE VRYSTAAT YUNIVESITHI YA FREISTATA General Build on foundation established in RIS625 Focus is on: Research in Business Intelligence 20 credits

UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE UNIVERSITEIT VAN DIE VRYSTAAT YUNIVESITHI YA FREISTATA Ultimate Module Outcome Compile a full literature study document based on the chosen topic. –Can choose from list of research problems. –Or use your own research problem.

UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE UNIVERSITEIT VAN DIE VRYSTAAT YUNIVESITHI YA FREISTATA Example Research Topics 1.Investigate the usage of clickstream patterns in web- enabled BI tools. 2.Investigate collaborative decision making as an integration method to combine social software with BI capabilities. 3.Investigate how to improve the handling of semi- structured and unstructured data in data warehouses. 4.Further research is needed to investigate BI/DW critical success factors.

UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE UNIVERSITEIT VAN DIE VRYSTAAT YUNIVESITHI YA FREISTATA Contact Sessions No formal classes. Contact / feedback sessions will be arranged individually between lecturer and student(s)

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UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE UNIVERSITEIT VAN DIE VRYSTAAT YUNIVESITHI YA FREISTATA Assessment The resultant Research Document will be assessed at the end of the semester. It will also be moderated by an external examiner.

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